Kautilya's Arthashastra 2.27.18
Kauṭilīya Arthaśāstra 2.27.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.27.18
sarvatra prathame 'parādhe prathamaḥ, dvitīye dviguṇaḥ, tṛtīye triguṇaḥ, caturthe yathākāmī syāt //
In all cases of offences, punishment for offences committed for the first time shall be the first amercement; twice as much for offences committed for a second time; thrice as much for the third time; and for offences committed for the fourth time, the king may impose any punishment he likes.
Translations (1)
- Kautilya's Arthaśāstra — R. Shamasastry 1915, English
Commentaries (4)
- Pratipadapañcikā — Bhaṭṭasvāmin, Sanskrit
- Cāṇakyaṭīkā — Bhikṣu Prabhamati, Sanskrit
- Nayacandrikā — Mādhavayajvan, Sanskrit
- Śrīmūla — T. Gaṇapati Śāstrī, Sanskrit